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as in likelihood
the quality or state of being likely to occur
the plot of the movie thriller was exciting and surprising but woefully lacking in probability
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as in odds
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good
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That may sound small, but the probability was higher than any ever recorded by NASA for an object of this size or bigger.
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Katrina Miller, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
After analyzing the data, the researchers found that the probability of having any cardiovascular event was lower in patients with T1D than those with T2D. Patients with T1D had about 63% of the risk of having a cardiovascular event compared to type 2 patients.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
The likelihood of a strike will fluctuate as astronomers learn more about the asteroid’s path around the sun, and the probability may eventually drop to zero.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
The team of researchers said the new interpretation of humanity’s origin increases the probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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Katrina Miller, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
After analyzing the data, the researchers found that the probability of having any cardiovascular event was lower in patients with T1D than those with T2D. Patients with T1D had about 63% of the risk of having a cardiovascular event compared to type 2 patients.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
The likelihood of a strike will fluctuate as astronomers learn more about the asteroid’s path around the sun, and the probability may eventually drop to zero.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
The team of researchers said the new interpretation of humanity’s origin increases the probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Probability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probability. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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